Harrow hitch



y 19, 1931. c. H. GEMBERHNG 1,805,484

ARROW HITCH 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed June 13, 1928 al ke zany.

c. H. GEMBERLJNG 1,805

May 19, 1931.

HARROW HITCH Filed June 13, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet '2 m /zw mmm straighten the gangs it is necessary merely to y Patented May 19, 1931 PATENT I OFFICE i cAME aoN H. eEMBERLInaoF SVO'UTHJBEND, -TIDIA1\TA,fASSIGNOR, BY;MESNE ASSiGN Mmv'rs; r0 .oLIvERrenm; EQUIPMENT COMPANY, 'A CORPORATION or DELAWARE.

, f 1 f HARBOWTEITCH Application filed JuneiiS,

This invention relatesto gang ,harrows of the type in which angling of the gangs will be effected 7 by releasing the draft hitch while drawing the harrow forward, andto' back the'tractor. Draft devices for accomplishing the stated operation heretofore providedwere efficient on large harrows, but were uncertain and slow in action when applied to narrow harrows. Theobject of the present invention therefore, is to provide a draft mechanism I which will exert sufficient 1e: verage to quickly set a narrow gang in an angular position, and also to provide means whereby the anglingaction will be automati- 7 applied thereto,

cally arrested when the gang has reached a predetermined position. The object of the invention is attained'in such a mechanism as is illustrated in the accompanying-drawings and hereinafter described and the invention 7 resides in certain novel]features'whichwill be particularly defined in the appended claims. I?

- In the drawings, Figure 1 isa plan view of a gang harrow' having the present invention Figure 2 is aside elevation of the same I Figure 3 is an enlarged detail of a'portion of the hitch, and F igure l is a section of the i: beyond the lever and the sleeve structure, and

same. The harrow comprises a drawbar l' and front and .rear i'g'angs 2, 3*of disks or other harrowing implements, the gangs,

[in thepresent instance,"being narrow and each containing only three disks-.-"The rear gangs are pivoted to the rear end of the drawbar, as at 4, and are connected with the front gangs by links 5 so thatboth will be simul- A taneously set in the angular position. Outer draft bars 6 are pivoted at their front ends to" pivotally connected with said 19 28. seat at. 2 5, 80.

orteeth 9'on its upper side. Above said rack bar, arearwardly projecting yoke 10 issecured to and betweenthe inner draft bars 11 whichhave their rear endsattached to .the

inner sides'of the frames carrying the front gangs, a lever 12 being pivotally mounted at itslower end-in the front end of the yoke and having itsjlower extremity formed into a dog or pawl 13 adapted to engage 'oneof thelugs or teeth 9.. The rear ends of the draft bars lljare, of course,.pivotally attached tothe harrow fra'mes,the pivot'bolts passing horizontallythrough pendent brackets 110 on the frames which are so formed as to accommo date the lateral oscillation of the pivot during angling of the gangs. A retractile spring .14 attached to the lever andthe rear end of the yoke yieldably 'maintains the engageinent of thedog with the lug or tooth, and

.a rope 15,"attached to the upper end of the lever, extends to the tractor to facilitate movement of the lever in: opposition to the spring. Straps l6 depend frorn the front end of" the "yoke at the sides of the drawhar and are connectedby a bolt/17 beneath the drawbar, the yoke, the two straps, and said bolt forming,fin eifect, a sleeve or slide around the main drawbar and carrying the lever. v The inner draft bars 11' extend forwardly the front extremities of said draft bars are pivoted to the upper end of a lever or pair of levers l8 fulcrumed at 19, upon the front end of thedrawbar. The lever "or levers 18 de-h pend below :the drawba-r and carry a clevis 20 which is f'adapted to be coupled to a tractor. f,

It will now be understood that. normally the'dog l3 engages a lug "or tooth 9 and thereby prevents relative movement between the drawbarand the parts associated therewith when the harrow is being drawn tforward.

If a pullbe exertedupon the rope15 to rock. theleve'r 12', thedog will'be released andthe v draft applied to the clevi's 20 will rock the lever 18 andbe converted into a pushing force in the inner draft bar's ll which will swing will edete'rmined by releasing the lever '12 wheieupon-thedog or pawl will drop-into the gangsinto angular position which engagement with a lug 9. If it be desired to straighten the gangs, the tractor is backed and the lever 18 will then be rocked to exert a pull on the draft bars 11. In angling, the gangs pivot about their connections with the outer draft bars 6. It will be understood that the pull upon the cable 15 is maintained until the gangs have reached the desired angular sition and that the lever, the inner draft are, the straps 16, and the yoke, in effect, slide rearwardly with respect to the draw bar 1 and transmit force longitudinally of the drawbar to effect the angling.

To arrest the angling movement of the angs, a stop plate 21 is provided, said plate in adjustably secured on the drawbar by a ho t 23 passing through a longitudinal slot 22 in the plate. The front end of the plate projects over the rack bar 8 in the path of the dog13, and it will be seen at once that, by properly setting the stop plate, the angling of the gangs may be automatically arrested at a predetermined point. As-the described arrangement provides fixed supports for the outer sides or ends of the gangs and employs draft bars connected directly to the inner sides or ends of the gangs, it is especially adapted to narrow gangs and effectually utilizes the draft to set the gangs.

Having fullydescribed my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Lettors-Patent, is

1. In a gang barrow, a drawbar, a gang of implements at the side of the drawbar, a fixed draft connection between the drawbar and the outer sides of the gang, a longitudinally shiftable draft bar pivotally connected to the inner side of the said gang, means for holding said gang in working and non-working position, a lever associated with said means and pivoted intermediateits ends to the forward end of said drawbar, said lever having the upper end thereof connected tosaid draft bar, and a draft clevis connected to the lower end of said lever. 7 Y

2. In a gang harrow, a drawbar, a gang of implements at the side of the drawbar, a draft connection between the drawbar and the outer side of said gang, a draft bar connected to the inner side of thegang, means for holding said implements in working and non-working position, a draft actuated lever pivoted intermediate its ends to the foremost end of said drawbar, the upper free end of said lever being connected to said draft bar and a draft clevis connected directly to the lower free end of said lever. g

3. In a gang harrow, a drawbar, a gang, a fixed connection between the drawbar and the outer side of the gang, a rack on the draw- .bar, a draft bar connected to the inner side ofthe gang and having a slidingconnection with the drawbar, a draft-actuated lever fulcrumed on the front end of the drawbar and connected'to the front end of said draft bar whereby forward draft may cause angling of the gang, and a lever fulcrumed on the draft bar and having a dog engageable with the rack to prevent angling movement.

4. In a gang harrow, a drawbar, a gang, a fixed connection between the drawbar and the outer side of the gang, a draft bar attached to the inner side of the gang and having a sliding connection between its ends with the drawbar, a lever fulcrumed upon the drawbar and extendin above and below the same, the upper end 0 said lever being pivoted to the draft bar and its lower end carrying a draft device, and means cooperating with the sliding connection of the draft bar for limiting the rearward movement of the draft bar.

5. In a gang harrow, a drawbar, a gang, 0. fixed connection between the drawbar and the outer side of the gang, a rack on the drawbar, a draft bar connected to the inner side of the gang and having a sliding connection with the drawbar, a draft-actuated lever fulcrumed on the front end of the drawbar and connected to the front end of said draft bar, a lever fulcrumed on the draft bar and having a dog engageable with the rack, and a longitudinally adjustable stop on the drawbar projectin over the rear end of the rack in the path 0% the dog. 6. In a gang harrow, a drawbar, a gang, a fixed connection betweenthe drawbar and the outer end of the gang, a rack on the draw bar, a draft bar pivoted to the inner end of thegang and extending forwardly over the drawbar, a draft lever fulcrumed on the drawbar and pivoted at its upper end to the draftbar and provided at its lower end with means for coupling to a draft ap liance, a control lever fulcrumed on the dra bar and constructed to engage the rack to prevent rearward movement of the draft bar, a oke mounted on the fulcrum of the lever an en circling the drawbar, a yielding connection between the yoke and the lever holding the lever to the rack, and means operable from the draft appliance to disengage the lever from the rack. I

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification.

CAMERON H. GEMBERLING. 

